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	AMD hints at faster, more power-efficient Xbox, PS4 chips     Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4 are due for release next month, but chip supplier Advanced Micro Devices is already teasing chip upgrades that could make the game consoles faster and more power-efficient. Read More In this Issue Scot Finnie: Can Microsoft make a comeback after Ballmer? New iPhone 5C theory: Apple missed out on China's 'Golden Week' carrier subsidies Review: Office 365 administration made easy Errors stymie Windows 8.1 updates on some devices Microsoft yanks Windows 8.1 update for Surface RT after 'Blue Screen of Death' reports Rebecca Linke: Fire and phones do mix AMD reports Q3 profit after reducing reliance on PCs HTC may be hitching its wagon to Amazon's star VMware says virtualized desktops bring better 3D graphics OpenStack's new code release packed with enterprise features Sharky: Luckily, nothing like that would EVER happen today WHITE PAPER: SAP Mobile Business Intelligence: A Growing Enterprise Trend A new generation of mobile business intelligence solutions is providing users with the ability to access relevant data whenever needed. To better understand what type of businesses are adopting mobile BI solutions and at what rate, Ovum recently surveyed 1,000 enterprises across 4 different regions and 11 different verticals. Learn more Scot Finnie: Can Microsoft make a comeback after Ballmer? Whoever becomes Microsoft's new CEO needs to create a culture that encourages employees to voice ideas. Read More New iPhone 5C theory: Apple missed out on China's 'Golden Week' carrier subsidies Apple mistimed the launch of the iPhone 5C and priced the smartphone too high, missing out on aggressive subsidies offered by Chinese mobile carriers during an important holiday. Read More Review: Office 365 administration made easy Going beyond Office 365's native admin GUI, 365 Command provides powerful Exchange admin capabilities without the need to run PowerShell Read More Errors stymie Windows 8.1 updates on some devices Microsoft customers have been plagued with problems that have foiled attempts to install the Windows 8.1 update, according to widespread reports on the company's support forums. Read More Microsoft yanks Windows 8.1 update for Surface RT after 'Blue Screen of Death' reports Microsoft on Friday yanked the Windows RT 8.1 update from its Windows Store after some Surface RT owners reported their tablets had been crippled. Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com     7 Tips to Accelerate Sales Performance Picking up the phone is not only one of the best ways to connect with customers, it's one of the best prospecting tools you can have in your arsenal. It's the way to take the lead and succeed. Read now! Rebecca Linke: Fire and phones do mix Wouldn't you love to charge your phone over the same fire that's warming your toes?  You know, like when you've been chatting up a storm while backpacking up the side of a mountain, and now it's time for some Internet radio while you relax under the stars.  Well, now you can. Read More AMD reports Q3 profit after reducing reliance on PCs Reduced reliance on the PC market helped Advanced Micro Devices turn a profit in the third quarter, with the company looking for faster growth in the coming quarters. Read More HTC may be hitching its wagon to Amazon's star Two of the longest-running go-to narratives in the Android market -- that HTC is a shambles and Amazon wants to release a phone -- have been bolted together like an airplane's wing section, thanks to a report from the Financial Times that threw Android watchers into paroxysms of raising their eyebrows when it came out this week. Read More VMware says virtualized desktops bring better 3D graphics VMware hopes that improved graphics capabilities and the ability to circumvent Microsoft's licensing terms can persuade enterprises to make the leap to virtual desktops. Read More     OpenStack's new code release packed with enterprise features The latest code release of OpenStack's cloud computing platform named Havana is packed with features that organizers say appeal directly to enterprise audiences. Read More     Sharky: Luckily, nothing like that would EVER happen today It's the 1970s, and this young pilot fish working as a student assistant in a university data center gets Friday afternoon marching orders from the mainframe operators who are leaving early. How could that go wrong? Read More
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